2009 Kitsap County Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
• Fully implemented Critical Incident Stress Management Team for Kitsap County
• Conducted district wide emergency preparedness training for South Kitsap School District employees (750)
• Developed ACCESS database to track neighborhood preparedness and the capability to monitor neighborhoods during
disasters
• Enhanced web base streaming videos for public education
• Conducted a total of 25 training sessions for first responders, volunteers and city/county management teams
• Implemented fire responder call back for Fire, Medical Reserve Corps and EOC Personnel
• Conducted nine exercise throughout the year:
‣ Seminar – Diablo Bravo
‣ Tabletops – Diablo Bravo and Winter Storm
‣ Drop Cover Hold Drills – Earthquake (2)
‣ Functional Exercise – EOC
‣ Full Scale Exercise – Diablo Bravo
2008 Accomplishments - Homeland Security Region 2
• Technical Rescue – trained 6 in-house trainers in various technical rescue courses
• Video Conferencing – Continued to build a region-wide conferencing system
• Credentialing – Purchased region wide credentialing equipment for response organizations
• Audits – passed extensive Federal Homeland Security Inspector General audits
• Interoperability – purchased 148 portable and mobile radios for Kitsap Sheriff’s Office, Poulsbo, Port Orchard,
Bremerton and Bainbridge Island Police Departments along with Port Gamble and Suquamish Tribes (LETPP Grant)
• Provided Surplus radios to Kitsap County Search & Rescue organizations
• Purchased 382 portable and mobile radios for Kitsap fire agencies
• Completed region-wide Communication Assets Survey and Mapping to assess regional interoperability
communications capability
• Participated in 2010 Olympics Interoperability communications exercise
IV. 2009 Goals, Objectives, Performance Measures:
• We will contribute to Safe and Healthy Communities by reducing the loss of life and property caused by a natural
disaster through neighborhood preparedness programs.
• We will participate in Inclusive Government by maintaining the Emergency Management website with current
emergency preparedness information and accessibility to property hazard information and mitigation
recommendations.
• We will provide Effective and Efficient County Services by increasing volunteer opportunities through the Citizen
Corps.
• Continue to support COPS grants through Program Management and financial management
• Enhance City training to Port Orchard
• Continue with the updating of both the County Hazard Plan and Comprehensive Plan
• Complete County-wide Emergency Plan for Pets (moved to 2009)
• Complete Performance Measures for all functions in Emergency Management
Performance Measures:
Emergency Management in late 2008 created the following performance measurers. As we move through 2009 these measures
will be refined and more highly defined. In 2010 we will then be able to compare effectiveness and efficiency of programs.
Operational/Response Goals
• Qualify & Credential Incident Management Team
• Timely notification of Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Personnel using the PIER notification program
• Effective resource management through National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource typing
• Meet NIMS training compliance requirements
• Validate the effectiveness of Emergency Management plans over a 4-year cycle
• Develop a county-wide damage assessment program & exercise this program for validation
Community Preparedness-Training
• Increase household/neighborhoods prepared for disasters
• Implement the PIER callback process for fire agencies
• Identify and Map disaster vulnerable neighborhoods due to isolation
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